colors spilling from night to day (ota)

[nursetemple]

CHARACTERS: Claire Temple & Derek Hale; Claire Temple & you
LOCATIONS: Dinah's, the hospital, wherever you'd like
WARNINGS: None, as far as I know so far, will edit if required
SUMMARY: Claire goes on a breakfast date, and is here for any and all scratches. Come see her!!


i. closed to derek's; dinah's

[ The night was barely letting up, even as 6 am rolled out. Still in her scrubs, a comfortable hoodie thrown over them, Claire leaves the hospital under the night sky, despite her shift being over. Winter days always makes her feel like she should be staying longer, like her shift isn't finished until the sun is coming up.

It's also that shifts, in Cadelle, feel too long and too short all at the same time, because she finds herself with very little to do too often. It stretches the hours but also makes her feel like she's not doing enough. A weird dichotomy.

But this morning, she's ready for her work day to be done. She's starving, which makes her drive faster than she should to Dinah's for breakfast - not the fact that she's supposed to meet Derek there, no. The diner is empty when she makes it there anyway, the bell sounding loud in the quiet of the place as she walks in, gets herself situated in a small booth. She can wait for him anyway - at least that way she gets some coffee, to fight how cold her fingers feel.

When he does come in, she'll greet him with a little wave and a big smile, before going back to the menu in front of her. ]


ii. open; hospital

[ The more common accidents that happen in Cadelle are not the ones that Claire is the most used to dealing with. Here, there are no bullet wounds, no gang fights, no violence between men. Here, she helps with domestic accidents more than anything else - not that they can't be very bad themselves, but it is refreshing, in a way, for her to deal with accidents that have nothing to do with men hating other men.

And, more often than not, the hospital is quiet. So tonight, when you come in with your emergency, Claire is most probably rearranging the supplies locker for the umpteenth time, or maybe racing herself around the empty corridors, or dancing to the radio while cleaning up a bed (or the Christmas decorations she put up a few weeks ago). Whichever it is, she'll stop everything to help you out, of course. ]


iii. open; wildcard

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[duelo]

[ It's a bit of a relief that she seems to brush off the temporary rejection, because he's actually been kind of starting to wonder if his disinterest in hooking up casually on a first or second meeting, regardless of whether he has or has not connected with a woman is hurting his ability to have follow up meetings. Things had seemed okay with Glinda, but then she'd left without a word. Before her, Felicity had done the same. A part of him wants to ask, but that's setting himself up for embarrassment and he'd really rather not.

Instead, he'll just continue hoping that he'll meet someone who will understand his hesitance and come back anyway. Maybe Claire will be that person. ]

With maple syrup, yeah, and with whipped cream or strawberries, bananas, or blueberries, but never with bacon.

[ He laughs a little shaking his head and having the grace to look playfully ashamed for it. ]

I've never mixed savory with sweet in breakfast foods, until now. It's always been one or the other, the sole exception being eating a piece of fruit when I'm also eating, say, eggs and bacon. Clearly, I have not lived. Thank God I met you so we can fix it, because this is really good.

[nursetemple]

[ In her mind, the ball's in his court. She expressed her interest and left it to him - she felt no embarrassment for it, but wasn't going to try again. It was on him, now, which was perfectly fine with Claire. She'd done it before, and she'd gotten a friend out of it.

Man, but Cadelle is not quite working for her as she hoped, so far. ]

Clearly you have not. See, this is why you want to have breakfast with a girl who lived in a diner half her life. My sister and I used to try the most random combinations, just to have something new, a few years in. Which is how my dad ended up putting a waffle burger on the menu.

[ She eats another bite of pancakes, before sighing contently. ]

Here, let you in on a secret: bacon and cheddar oatmeal.

[duelo]

[ Derek laughs a little. He likes that she has a sense of humor; that's certainly encouraging. ]

I obviously should have been seeking out girls who lived in diners for half their lives far, far sooner. What is a waffle burger? Do you use waffles for the buns or...?

[ He honestly can't even picture what else she might possibly mean besides that.

Derek's eyebrows lift with interest. ]

I'll have to give that a shot sometime. See, look at that, I'm learning new things.

[ It takes a conscious effort for Derek not to inhale his food, because he typically does when he's alone and it's a tough habit to break. It isn't necessarily that he's starving, but his body always seems to think he is.

When a lull falls over the conversation, Derek swallows a mouthful of strawberries and cream pancakes before breaking into the quiet again. ]

So, if a guy wanted to take you out again, what kinds of things would you be interested in...? Food is always a safe bet; everybody eats, but let's say hypothetically he wanted to try something a little less predictable.

[nursetemple]

Yes - [ then, emphasized: ] yes. Two waffles as the buns, and whatever you feel like having in between, although I'm partial to a pulled pork, egg and american jack waffle burger. But I obviously have much refined tastebuds than you do.

[ She winks, as if the tone of her voice didn't make the teasing obvious. She and her sister did try some ridiculous combinations over the years, but some of them were now staples of Soledad's, so she would never complain. Even about that monstrosity of a broccoli-blue cheese-falafel nightmare they tried once.

If she's surprised by his following question, Claire tries not to show it. The ball's in his court, and apparently, he's grabbing it. She's not going to complain. ]

Believe it or not, but I haven't gone to a museum in years. For someone living in New York, I think it's quite a shame, too.

[duelo]

[ Laughing, Derek takes another bite of the sweeter pancakes. He's partial to it, personally, even if he's willing to admit wholeheartedly that both are pretty damn good. ]

Oh, obviously.

[ While her wink and the teasing tone of her voice suggest she's kidding, Derek doesn't do the same; he deadpans it, but there might or might not be a sparkle of amusement hiding behind his eyes. ]

If it makes you feel any better, I haven't been to a museum since the last middle school field trip I was on... But duly noted. We'll have to check out the one they have here.

[ Actually, that sounds kind of nice, considering museums are typically very quiet and there's nothing Derek loves more than a quiet place, especially considering his sensitive ears. ]

[nursetemple]

[ She laughs at his deadpan response, amused by the reaction. Sarcasm and deadpan is usually not lost on her - she's got to keep a sense of humor with the life she lives.

We. Guess he's played his card, then.

But then again, Claire is a catch. He'd be foolish not to want to see her again, after all, she thinks with a little smirk to herself, putting her fork down, full now. ]

I guess we shall have to.

/scene

[duelo]

[ Taking the response as a green light, Derek smiles to himself. There, that's established, a follow up with Claire which is nice because not only does he find her attractive, but he's been open with her now and he likes that he won't have to hide a huge piece of himself with her.

Contented with the knowledge that he hasn't completely blown it, Derek goes on to enjoy the rest of his breakfast with her, already looking forward to the next time they'll meet up. ]